*If you THINK the world is against you, it probably is. If you THINK you can conquer the world, you probably can. ~ Workout Girl

*Things turn out the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden

*When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire. ~unknown

*It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ...

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*If you THINK the world is against you, it probably is. If you THINK you can conquer the world, you probably can. ~ Workout Girl

*Things turn out the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden

*When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire. ~unknown

*It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not. ~James Gordon

*Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. ~Stephen R. Covey

* Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states. ~ Carol Welch

* I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing. ~ Marsha Doble

* The only valid excuse for not exercising is paralysis. ~ Moira Nordholt

* If your dog is fat, you are not getting enough exercise. ~ Unknown

* There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. ~ Beverly Sills

* Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~ Japanese proverb

* Nothing will work unless you do. ~ John Wooden

* The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. ~ Tommy Lasorda

* Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~ Unknown

"Just because you get off the wrong exit on the highway... it doesn't mean you live there. You get back on the highway and go home."

"Don't dig your own grave with your fork and spoon."

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I have to be more specific."

"You will never find time for anything. You must make it."

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal."

"Goals that are not written down are just wishes." ------------------------------------------------------------- My name is Tiffany. I have 2 kids, ages 12 and 6. I was not overweight before having kids. When my oldest was 4, I was up to 208 lbs. I started working out and eating better, and lost 40 pounds in less than 6 months. Then I had to have surgery and gained back about 20 pounds, and got pregnant with my daughter a couple of months later. I was 259.5 pounds when I gave birth to her via c-section in March of 2005. I lost 42 pounds the first 6 weeks after I had her, but quickly gained most of it back. Now I go back and forth between 251 and 258, and cannot seem to get motivated to lose the weight again. I avoid having my picture taken as much as possible, which is sad, because I want to have pics WITH my kids, not just OF my kids.

January 11, 2010: I have not been on here in a while. I underwent a lot of change in 2009, none of which was conducive to losing weight! I did manage to lose and keep off 17.5 pounds last year, so I guess that is something at least. I am starting the new year with a new lease on life and hoping this will be the year I finally get a handle on this. I am ready for change.